Comb



Nov. 21, 1939. A. G.'BOWYER CIOMB Filed 001;. 15, 1958 FIG. i.

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IN V5 N TOR ABE/E a. BOWYE/P ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 21, 1939 ATE Z,lt,394

one-fourth to Samuel Calif.

E. Fouts, Los Angeles,

Application October 15, 1938, Serial No. 235,293

7 Claims.

This invention relates to combs and, particularly to combs for use in beauty parlors, barber shops and like places. In curling, waving or dyeing the hair, the operator segregates a lock or tress and proceeds to treat it in a way to produce the desired effect. Then another tress is similarly segregated and treated, and so on with all the hair which is to be treated. In segregating the tresses, the operator usually employs a comb with which the hair forming the tress is parted from the rest of the hair. Since there is ordinarily a large number of tresses thus separately treated, the comb is used many times, being laid aside in some more or less convenient place between operations and while the operator is employing both of her hands in her work. Thus, in the often repeated acts of picking up and laying down the comb, considerable time is lost even if the comb always remains where. it was intended to be placed. Frequently, however, in trying to speed the work, the operator drops the comb or jostles the support on which it has been placed so that it falls to the floor. Some operators lay the comb on a shoulder of the patron, from which it frequently falls. The recovery of the comb in all these instances takes time and gives annoyance.

The comb which I shall now disclose is intended to prevent all this annoyance and waste of time by providing it with means for attachment tothe hand of the operator so that it is always ready for instant use and is so positioned as not to interfere with the free use of her hands. More specifically described, the comb is bent to fit about a finger of the operator and is worn much as a thimble. The comb may be applied to either hand or to any desired finger, and two or more may be employed at the same time if considered advantageous.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown the comb as I now prefer to make it, the size of course depending upon the finger upon which it is to be worn. In said drawing,

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view; Fig. Z-is an end elevation, looking toward the top of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation, the outline of the finger upon which the comb is worn being shown in dotted lines.

The comb may be made of any suitable material. I have used metal with good results but prefer to employ the composition from which ordinary combs are made. In any event, the material should have resiliency in order that it may grasp the finger and retain its position thereon when in use. As shown, it comprises a sheet of material which is bent into tubular or ring form with the comb teeth at one end. The tube or body. portion is designated 1 $3 and the teeth i i. As best shown in Fig. 3, the tube is cut away in its lower parts at both ends so that the teeth project beyond the end of the finger, which is indicated in dotted 5 lines at It. By cutting away the tube at What may be termed its rear end, the lower part of the tube is narrowed so that it may be more easily bent and so as not to prevent flexing of the finger. Moreover, material is saved and it is easier to insert the finger into .the comb,-which is much like a finger-ring. Preferably, the sides of the comb are overlapped at it and 53a so that it may be spread more or less in fitting it to any finger.

, As will be noted, the teeth H are arranged in an arc and are preferably bent slightly at or adjacent their roots so as to be directed toward the axis of the body portion, HJ.

I claim:

1. A comb which comprises a tubular body hav- 0 ing a cut-away portion on its lower side at one of its ends, and a series of teeth projecting from the body at that end and extending over said cut-away portion, the comb being adapted to fit about and upon a finger.

2. A comb which comprises a tubular body and a series of teeth on one end of the body, said' teeth being bent upwardly toward the axis of the body, the comb being adapted to fit about and upon a finger.

3. A comb which comprises a tubular body portion and teeth projected from one end of the body and integral therewith, the body being adaptedto receive a finger into its end opposite said teeth, whereby the comb is removably attached to the finger. 3

4. A comb as set forth in claim 3 in which the teeth are in an arcuate row transverse to the tubular body. 1

5. A comb as set forth in claim 3 in which the teeth are in an arcuate row and are bent inwardly toward the center-line of the body portion.

6. A comb which comprises a tube curved about a central axis and having its side edges overlapped to form a ring which is adjustable in diam- 45 eter to receive and fit upon the end of a finger, and teeth projected from that end of the tube which is opposite the end where the finger is received.

7. A comb as set forth in claim 6 in which the under side of the tube is cut away at both of its ends so as to leave only a relatively narrow band at the center where the side edges overlap.

ABBIE G. BOWYER. 

